Wicking bed waters vegetables from the ground up

August 29, 2014 |Tracy Hobson Lehmann

Demonstration garden uses pipe to deliver water to roots

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Patti Taylor, an organizer of the local TransFarming Meetup group, surveys a wicking bed garden that's growing Malabar spinach and basil. Taylor and the group, which is interested in sustainable gardening practices, planted the demo bed at Rainbow Gardens on Bandera Road.

Patti Taylor, an organizer of the local TransFarming Meetup group, surveys a wicking bed garden that's growing Malabar spinach and basil. Taylor and the group, which is interested in sustainable gardening practices, planted the demo bed at Rainbow Gardens on Bandera Road.